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CCI 17.0: Don't Overlook Deletions, Switched Pairs in 2011

Published on Sat Jan 01, 2011

Edits affecting podiatry generally involve debridement and ultrasound.When you're reviewing this year's first serving of Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits, keep in mind that deletions are just as important as new bundling edits. Watch out for plenty of retiring pairs in CCI Edits' version 17.0 that apply to podiatry.Background: The latest version of Correct Coding Initiative edits (CCI 17.0) takes effect Jan. 1. This quarter's release include 19,790 additions (227 mutually exclusive and 19,563 nonmutually exclusive). Additionally, CCI 17.0 clarifies 9,732 deletions (204 from the mutually exclusive pack and 9,528 from the nonmutually exclusive).11040, 11041, 76880: Let Go of Noncovered PairingsCCI Edits 17.0 contain the deletion of bundles involving debridement codes 11040 (Debridement; skin, partialthickness) and 11041 (Debridement; skin, full thickness). Some of these deletions bundle procedures that affect podiatry, including:11730 -- Avulsion of nail plate, partial or complete, simple; single11750 -- Excision of nail and nail matrix, partial or complete (e.g., [...]
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